rvdpluijm
commented
10 years ago Regarding ment: I also kind of suck at it, since I've seen too many games in which I died while still having 3 doses of ment left. That clearly is weak use (after all, it is bad item management).
Regarding the Overmind: I generally find the Overmind extremely weak. I've had (haven't played as much as I would have liked to play Kerk since the last boosts by Victor) many games in which I noticed the presence of the overmind, entered in battle with it without any power and quite easily lived through that battle. In the worst case scenario, you throw a Morphean when he as at last summoned some allies, which quite often guarantees that the Overmind and one or two of his allies still remain asleep. When having the 4th level power (which I haven't used as of yet, regrettably), I most of the time sack it to any temple I come across, which gives such a boost that the other creatures are quite simple. But even the number of extra hit points and skill points are fine enough to finish the other creatures. This is especially true with a dagger, since the morphean grenade lets you concentrate mostly 2-3 times, heightening the tension.
mciul
VictorGijsbers
I am writing this in hopes of continuing the discussions in #190 and #195 with @ektemple about how to keep the game interesting after you've defeated a high level enemy and you want to build up power by killing easier ones.
Personally, this never bothered me because easy battles go by quickly, and killing 3 easy creatures is not a lot of grinding to get to the final battle. But I know it's bugged Erik in some cases, and especially in games with the Overmind, it can lead to some overly easy stretches.
The demon of rage and the wisps of pain are interesting examples - although the wisps are easier to kill when you're more powerful, they give you a bigger pain penalty. The Overmind and the angel of compassion have the opposite effect on the game, though - too hard when you have no powers, too easy when you have a lot. Does anyone want to argue in favour of this pattern? Personally I like defeating the Overmind and find it rewarding to have an easier game after that point - my problem with it is usually the extreme difficulty of the early game. But the Angel of Compassion is not as fun for me.
The Angel's sword is an awesome weapon to get, though. I've never gotten much out of the demon of rage's power. Does it even benefit you more if you kill it when it's stronger?
I digress.
Another factor that affects game difficulty is ment. Erik seems really good at using ment - I kind of suck at it. In theory it seems like being down should make those easy battles harder, and they certainly are for me, but maybe the down should be worse for people who understand how to use ment.